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Good point, not really about altitude though (velocity). We're calling it a 'cube satellite' because of the form factor. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
by MichaelAO 11y ago
Good point, not really about altitude though (velocity).
We're calling it a 'cube satellite' because of the form factor. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
As an aside, I recently worked on an altitude control system for a weather balloon (like Project Loon) which is generally called an 'atmospheric satellite' even though it's not technically in orbit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_satellite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_satellite
- justinclift 11y agoGuess it depends on the target audience. If you're launching cube-sat's to 100,000 ft for some pre-testing purposes, then "satellite" might make sense. eg environment testing of cube-sat's at 100,000 ft, as part of their dev cycle prior to real (rocket) launch Other than that though... "High-altitude balloon cube-sat", or "Atmospheric cube-sat" maybe? :)